Bavier Leads Federal Council
Bavier serves as Switzerland's federal president during 1882.
Historical events in 1882
213 historical records
January 188220 historical events
President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Swiss Presidency Begins
Begins his term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Standard Oil Trust Agreement
Standard Oil interests adopt a formal trust agreement.
Standard Oil Trust Created
Rockefeller consolidates control through the new trust structure.
Standard Oil Trust
Rockefeller's companies adopt a trust structure coordinating control of the oil business.
Quote
Tells US customs officers, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"
Constitution of Germany
Passes a Royal Edict proclaiming the Emperors responsibility for Government policy
Birth of Alan Milne
Birth of Alan Milne, creator of "Winnie the Pooh"
Alan Alexander Milne Born
The future creator of Winnie-the-Pooh is born in Kilburn.
Birth of A. A. Milne
Alan Alexander Milne is born in London.
Birth of Andrew
Birth of Andrew
Constitution of Germany
Informs the Landtag that the First Minister will be the servant of the King-Emperor
Birth of Virginia Woolf
Birth of Virginia Woolf
Birth of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Stephen, later Virginia Woolf, is born in London.
Virginia Stephen Born
The future modernist writer is born at Hyde Park Gate.
Birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Birth of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is born at Hyde Park, New York.
Franklin Roosevelt Born
The future Democratic president is born into the Roosevelt family.
Constitution of Germany
Says the Emperor is the real Minister President of Prussia
February 18823 historical events
Birth of James Joyce
James Joyce is born in Dublin.
James Joyce Born
The future modernist novelist is born at Rathgar.
Journey to Algeria
Marx travels to Algiers seeking relief from chronic respiratory illness.
March 18826 historical events
Plot
Robert Maclean tries unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria
Plot
Robert Maclean tries unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria
Edmunds Act
Signs the Edmunds Act targeting polygamy in United States territories.
Federal Anti-Polygamy Law
The legislation strengthens federal penalties against plural marriage.
Birth of Emmy Noether
Emmy Noether is born in Erlangen, Bavaria.
Emmy Noether Born
The future pioneering algebraist is born into a mathematical family.
April 188210 historical events
Birth of Kurt von Schleicher
Birth of Kurt von Schleicher
Constitutional Progressive Party Organised
Becomes a leading figure in Japan's new Progressive Party.
Rikken Kaishinto Founded
Helps found the Rikken Kaishinto constitutional party.
Birth of Getulio Vargas
Birth of Getulio Vargas
Birth of Getulio Vargas
Getulio Vargas is born in Sao Borja, Rio Grande do Sul.
Getulio Vargas Born
The future Brazilian president is born in southern Brazil.
Birth of Hugh Dowding
Hugh Dowding is born in Moffat, Scotland.
Hugh Dowding Born
The future commander of RAF Fighter Command is born.
Capture of Hanoi Citadel
Seizes the Hanoi citadel with a small French force.
French Seizure of Hanoi
The action intensifies French intervention in northern Vietnam.
May 188218 historical events
Gladstone-Parnell Accommodation
The agreement links land-arrears concessions with political cooperation.
Kilmainham Agreement
Reaches the political accommodation known as the Kilmainham Treaty.
Parnell Released from Prison
His release follows the political settlement negotiated with Gladstone.
Release from Kilmainham
Is released from Kilmainham Gaol.
Birth of Wilhelm
Birth of Wilhelm
Death of Lord Frederick Cavendish
Irish National Invincibles kill Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke.
Phoenix Park Assassination
Is murdered in Phoenix Park on the day he reaches Dublin.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Signs the Chinese Exclusion Act into law.
Chinese Labour Immigration Suspended
Federal law suspends immigration of Chinese labourers for ten years.
Birth of Muhammad Mossadeq
Birth of Muhammad Mossadeq
German Alliance System Expanded
Bismarck expands Germany's network of defensive alliances.
Triple Alliance Concluded
Germany concludes the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy.
Italy Joins Triple Alliance
Umberto's kingdom joins the defensive alliance formed in 1882.
Triple Alliance Signed
Italy enters the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Birth of Sigrid Undset
Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset is born in Kalundborg, Denmark.
Sigrid Undset Born
The future Nobel literature laureate is born while her parents are in Denmark.
Nova Scotia Premiership
Becomes premier of Nova Scotia.
Thompson Becomes Premier
His brief premiership precedes his later career in federal politics.
June 18825 historical events
Birth of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky is born at Oranienbaum near Saint Petersburg.
Igor Stravinsky Born
The future composer of The Rite of Spring is born.
Execution of Charles Guiteau
Is executed for assassinating President James Garfield.
Guiteau Hanged
Guiteau is hanged after conviction for Garfield's murder.
Minister of China
Appointed Minister to China
July 18827 historical events
Alexandria Forts Bombarded
British warships attack coastal defences during the Egyptian crisis.
Bombardment of Alexandria
Bombards Alexandria during the intervention that leads to British occupation of Egypt and control of the canal route.
Bombardment of Alexandria
Orders the bombardment of Egyptian forts at Alexandria.
Birth of Abdullah I
Birth of Abdullah I
Bayreuth Premiere of Parsifal
Wagner's final completed opera is first performed at Bayreuth.
Parsifal Premiere
Parsifal receives its world premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.
Sovereignty
Challenges foreign influence in Egypt, leading Britain to intervene and occupy the canal zone.
August 188210 historical events
Federal Immigration Head Tax
The law creates a federal head tax on arriving immigrants.
Immigration Act of 1882
Signs the Immigration Act of 1882.
Birth of James Franck
James Franck is born in Hamburg, Germany.
James Franck Born
The future Nobel physicist is born into a Hamburg family.
First Battle of Kassassin
British forces defeat an Egyptian attack near Kassassin.
Kassassin Position Defended
Wolseley's army secures its position during the canal-zone campaign.
Australian Test Victory at The Oval
Captains Australia to a seven-run victory over England.
Murdoch Captains Historic Victory
The upset at The Oval becomes the origin of the Ashes tradition.
Australia Defeats England at The Oval
Helps Australia defeat England by seven runs at The Oval.
Spofforth Leads Historic Test Victory
His bowling is central to the match that inspires the Ashes legend.
September 188217 historical events
Kassassin Victory
The victory clears the way for the advance toward Tel el-Kebir.
Second Battle of Kassassin
British forces defeat another Egyptian attack at Kassassin.
Battle of Tel el-Kebir
Defeats Urabi's army in a surprise dawn attack.
Egyptian Defences Broken
The decisive victory breaks organized Egyptian resistance.
British Occupation
Returns to Cairo under British protection after the defeat of Urabi's forces.
Khedive Returns to Cairo
Returns to Cairo after the defeat of Urabi's forces.
Tewfik Restored under British Protection
British victory restores Tewfik's authority under military protection.
Organised Urabi Resistance
His surrender effectively ends organized military resistance.
Urabi Surrenders
Surrenders after British forces enter Cairo.
British Occupation of Egypt
His government establishes effective British control after the military victory.
Postwar Control of Egypt
Britain remains in Egypt after restoring Khedive Tewfik's authority.
British Forces Enter Cairo
The occupation completes the rapid defeat of Urabi's army.
Occupation of Cairo
British forces enter Cairo after victory at Tel el-Kebir.
Birth of Wilhelm Keitel
Birth of Wilhelm Keitel
Birth of Hans Geiger
Hans Geiger is born in Neustadt an der Haardt.
Hans Geiger Born
The future developer of radiation counters is born in Germany.
Occupation of Egypt
Authorises military occupation of Egypt, giving Britain effective control over the canal zone while Egypt remains formally Ottoman.
October 188213 historical events
Arrest of Charles Stewart Parnell
Kilmainham Treaty between Parnell & the Government, Parnell is released
Home Rule
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL). Combines moderate agrarianism, a Home Rule programme with electoral functions, is hierarchical and autocratic in structure with Parnell wielding immense authority and direct Parliamentary control
Irish National League
Combines moderate agrarianism, a Home Rule programme with electoral functions, is hierarchical and autocratic in structure with Parnell wielding immense authority and direct Parliamentary control
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy.
Irish National League
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL).
Irish National League
The informal alliance between the new, tightly disciplined INL and the Catholic Church is one of the main factors for the revitalisation of the national Home Rule.
Land League
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL)
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League Founded
Helps establish the Irish National League.
Nationalist Organisation Rebuilt
The new organization combines Home Rule politics with moderate agrarianism.
Birth of Guenther Hans von Kluge
Birth of Guenther Hans von Kluge
November 18821 historical events
Birth of Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain is born in Paris.
December 188214 historical events
Death Sentence Commuted to Exile
His death sentence is immediately commuted to perpetual exile.
Urabi Court-Martial
Pleads guilty to rebellion before an Egyptian court-martial.
Belgian Venus Transit Observations
The programme contributes measurements intended to refine the astronomical unit.
Belgian Venus Transit Programme
Supports measurement of the astronomical unit through coordinated observations.
Transit of Venus Expedition
Organizes Belgian observations of the transit of Venus.
Transit of Venus Expeditions
Organizes Belgian expeditions to observe the transit of Venus.
Death of Anthony Trollope
Death of Anthony Trollope
Birth of Otto Neurath
Otto Neurath is born in Vienna.
Otto Neurath Born
The future Vienna Circle philosopher is born in Austria.
Birth of Max Born
Max Born is born in Breslau, Germany.
Max Born Born
The future quantum physicist and Nobel laureate is born.
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Arthur Stanley Eddington Born
The future astrophysicist and relativity advocate is born.
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Arthur Stanley Eddington is born in Kendal, Westmorland.
Premier of Nova Scotia
Serves briefly as premier of Nova Scotia before entering federal politics.
Rule of Tonkin
France obtains a Vietnamese agreement on a Treaty ceding Tonkin
Treaty of Tonkin
France obtains a Vietnamese agreement on a Treaty ceding Tonkin
Birth of Otto Neurath
Birth of Otto Neurath
DPS
Founds the Danish Peace Society
Danish Peace Society Founded
Helps found the Danish Peace Society.
Peace Society Organisation
The organization promotes arbitration and international peace.
Panama Canal
Commences construction of the Panama Canal
ESPCI Appointment
Joins the Paris School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry.
Parsifal
Composition of "Parsifal", Wagners final work
Berlin Chair
Dilthey takes up a chair at the University of Berlin.
Die frohliche Wissenschaft
The work develops themes central to Nietzsche's mature philosophy.
The Gay Science Published
Publishes the first edition of The Gay Science.
Chief Admiralty
Appointed Chief of the Admiralty
General Staff
Appointed Member of General Staff
General
Chosen by Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder as his principal assistant on the General Staff at Berlin with the rank of Generalquartiermeister
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Chamberlain
Advocates free education, graduated taxation & small holdings of "three acres & a cow"
Resignation of John Bright
Resigns over British intervention in Egypt
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Appointed Secretary of State for War, 2nd term
Irish Coercion Act
Establishes the Irish Coercion Act, which permits the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to detain people for as "long as was thought necessary", as there was much rural disturbance in Ireland and Cavendish, the Irish Secretary, was assassinated by Irish terrorists in Dublin
Legislation
Establishes the Irish Coercion Act, which permits the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to detain people for as "long as was thought necessary", as there was much rural disturbance in Ireland and Cavendish, the Irish Secretary.
Legislation
Passes the Second Land Act (the First, in 1870, had entitled Irish tenants, if evicted, to compensation for improvements which they had made on their property, but had had little effect).
Legislation
Was assassinated by Irish terrorists in Dublin.
Legislation
Which gives Irish tenants the "3Fs" fair rent, fixity of tenure and free sale.
Retirement
Originally intended to retire at the end of 1882, the fiftieth anniversary of his entry into politics, but in the event doees not do so
Second Land Act
Passes the Second Land Act (the First, in 1870, had entitled Irish tenants, if evicted, to compensation for improvements which they had made on their property, but had had little effect) which gives Irish tenants the "3Fs" fair rent, fixity of tenure and free sale
Home Rule Association
The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party
Home Rule Party
The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party
Home Rule
The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party
Home Rule Party
The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party
Home Rule
The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party
Home Rule League
In 1882, as part of a wholescale move from being an informal alliance to a cohesive unified, whipped political movement Parnell renames the Home Rule League the Irish Parliamentary Party to pursue Irish Home Rule
Home Rule
In 1882, as part of a wholescale move from being an informal alliance to a cohesive unified, whipped political movement Parnell renames the Home Rule League the Irish Parliamentary Party to pursue Irish Home Rule
Independence of Great Britain
In 1882, as part of a wholescale move from being an informal alliance to a cohesive unified, whipped political movement Parnell renames the Home Rule League the Irish Parliamentary Party to pursue Irish Home Rule
Independence of Ireland
In 1882, as part of a wholescale move from being an informal alliance to a cohesive unified, whipped political movement Parnell renames the Home Rule League the Irish Parliamentary Party to pursue Irish Home Rule
Irish Home Rule
In 1882, as part of a wholescale move from being an informal alliance to a cohesive unified, whipped political movement Parnell renames the Home Rule League the Irish Parliamentary Party to pursue Irish Home Rule
Irish Parliamentary Party
In 1882, as part of a wholescale move from being an informal alliance to a cohesive unified, whipped political movement Parnell renames the Home Rule League the Irish Parliamentary Party to pursue Irish Home Rule
Rule of Ireland
In 1882, as part of a wholescale move from being an informal alliance to a cohesive unified, whipped political movement Parnell renames the Home Rule League the Irish Parliamentary Party to pursue Irish Home Rule
Copley Medal
Awarded the Copley Medal from the Royal Society
Copley Medal Awarded
Receives the Royal Society's Copley Medal.
Royal Society Copley Medal
The award recognizes Cayley's major contributions to mathematics.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Warwickshire establishes a permanent cricket ground at Edgbaston.
Invasion of Egypt
The invasion of Egypt protects the Suez Canal and prevents anarchy in the wake of the Urabi Revolt and the riots in Alexandria and protects the interests of British investors with assets in Egypt and boosts the political popularity of the Liberal Party
Rule of Egypt
Gladstone orders the bombardment of Alexandria, starting the Anglo-Egyptian War, which results in the occupation of Egypt
Siege of Alexandria
Gladstone orders the bombardment of Alexandria, starting the Anglo-Egyptian War, which results in the occupation of Egypt
Suez Canal
The invasion of Egypt protects the Suez Canal and prevents anarchy in the wake of the Urabi Revolt and the riots in Alexandria and protects the interests of British investors with assets in Egypt and boosts the political popularity of the Liberal Party
Egyptian Campaign Service
Carden serves with the Royal Navy during the Egyptian campaign, gaining early active-service experience.
Birth of Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
Birth of Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
Attached to Egyptian Army
Transfers to Egyptian service and begins the phase of his career that leads to command in the Sudan.
Ripon College
Founds Ripon College in Calcutta
Ahmedis
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed founds in Punjab the Islamic missionary movement of the Ahmedis who oppose jihad, believe that Jesus died in Srinagar and call for a non-violent Islam
Ahmedis
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed founds in Punjab the Islamic missionary movement of the Ahmedis who oppose jihad, believe that Jesus died in Srinagar and call for a non-violent Islam
Birth of Eamon de Valera
Birth of Eamon de Valera
Triple Alliance
Brings Italy into the Triple Alliance with Germany & Austria
Rule of Assab
An Italian colony is established at Assab, Eritrea
Assab Becomes Italian Colonial Possession
The Assab foothold becomes an early base of Italian expansion in Eritrea.
Italian Colony at Assab
Italy consolidates its colonial possession at Assab on the Red Sea.
Party Leader
Founds the Progressive Party, Rikken Kaishinto, & becomes its leader
An Enemy of the People Published
Publishes the play An Enemy of the People.
Ibsen Publishes Folkefiende
The drama examines public opinion, truth and civic responsibility.
Birth of Igor Stravinsky
Birth of Igor Stravinsky
Oskolki
Writes for Oskolki (Fragments), owned by Nikolai Leikin, one of the leading publishers of the time
Governor
Appointed Military Governor of Turkistan, 2nd term
May Laws
His government introduces the May Laws restricting Jewish residence and economic activity within the empire.
Peasant Land Bank
Supports establishment of the Peasant Land Bank to help peasants purchase land.
Press Regulations
Introduces temporary press regulations that strengthen administrative censorship and permit authorities to suppress publications.
Birth of Olga Alexandrovna
His youngest daughter Olga Alexandrovna is born into the imperial family.
Auto-Emanzipation", advocate an autonomous Jewish state
Publication of "Auto-Emanzipation", advocate an autonomous Jewish state
Auto-Emanzipation
Publication of "Auto-Emanzipation", advocate an autonomous Jewish state
Jewish State
Publication of "Auto-Emanzipation", advocate an autonomous Jewish state
Auto-Emancipation Published
Publishes the pamphlet Auto-Emancipation.
Pinsker Advocates Jewish Self-Emancipation
Calls for Jewish national self-help and territorial independence.
Cellular Immunity Research
Develops the concept that phagocytic cells participate in biological defence.
Cellular Immunity
The achievement marks cellular immunity as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Discovery of Phagocytosis
Observes cells engulfing foreign material and develops the concept of phagocytosis.
Phagocytosis Observed
Observes mobile cells engulfing foreign material in starfish larvae.
Assassination of Charles Guiteau
Guiteau is executed for the assassination of President Garfield
Execution
Guiteau is executed for the assassination of President Garfield
Congress suspends Cinese immigration for 10 yrs
Congress suspends Cinese immigration for 10 yrs
Immigration
Congress suspends Cinese immigration for 10 yrs
Legislation
Enacts the 1st Federal immigration law
Reform of Immigration Law
Enacts the 1st Federal immigration law
Profession
Opens a legal practice
Health of Chester Alan Arthur
Learns he has a fatal heart disease, keeps his health a secret
Pearl Street Power Station Begins Service
Edison's generating station supplied direct current electricity to customers in lower Manhattan. Its significance included improved measurement or operational reliability.